How do I know if $u(t)$ and $y(t)$ is linear to each other?

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Assume that we have input $u (t) $ and output $y (t) $ from transfer function $G (s) $. How do I know if input $u (t) $ and output $y (t) $ is linear to each other if the model $G (s) $ is unknown?